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Watch the story behind "Railfans", the documentary, which premieres next weekend! A new video feature from Spacing, created by Aiden Fung, profiles the process behind this movie about autistic children who love subways spacing.ca/toronto/2026/10/1…

Have a look at the table of contents - also includes Jamie Bradburn on the 50th anniversary of the CN Tower opening to the public, and Dan Falk on the loss of the planetarium.

And finally, of course, we're very excited to see Spacing co-founder and flaneur columnist @shawnmicallef nominated for a Heritage Toronto 2026 Public History award for his Toronto Star weekly columns! heritagetoronto.org/programs…

Spacing is very pleased to have our issue 70, "Civic Memories," nominated for a 2026 Toronto Heritage Award in the Public History category! heritagetoronto.org/programs…

Railfan is an intimate and heartfelt documentary feature that follows a photographer as he makes a portrait series of autistic kids who love subways in New York City. The crowdfunding campaign launches Tuesday 4 pm at the Spacing Store - check it out! facebook.com/share/1EXXgQ9rz…

Spacing is featuring a custom-made graphic showing the probable extent and layout of an expanded runway for jets at Billy Bishop Airport. See @Ian_Darragh's article "Jet Dreams on Toronto Island" for more details (and the upcoming part 2 later today). spacing.ca/toronto/2026/05/0…

Listen to the CBC radio @metromorning interview with @LanrickBennett inspired by his article for Spacing about the need to recognize bike mechanics as a profession. youtube.com/watch?v=q8oAIf8D…

In fact, "The name “Mimico” comes from the Ojibway word Omiimiikaa, which can mean “place of the wild pigeon” or “abundant with wild pigeons.”" They were so abundant there a street was named "Pidgeon Avenue"

MacCallum also shares some of the challenges of preserving archival photos, with examples of photos damaged in various ways in storage. spacing.ca/toronto/2025/04/1…

Sending out love to UofT Scarborough library peeps for this amazing display of @Spacing magazines & books sold at the @SpacingStore.